You know what’s great? Mechanical keyboards – what with their clicks satisfactory. You know what that is less great? Having to listen to unpleasant noise all day. Razer claims you can have your cake (in this case, the tactile feedback) and eat it too (blessed silence!) with stealth BlackWidow editions. They are, more or less the same cards that start in August , but with quieter switches and a matte finish. Both models are available now, with the same programmable buttons and macro recording on the fly, while the Ultimate version adds extreme anti-ghosting to his already impressive sound Pwnage. The standard model will run you a tidy sum of 80, while the final weigh a heavy $ 140. Check out the gallery below, and the PR and video after the break.

nonprofiteer written by exposing embarrassing thieves using the laptop recovery software is to please the tech stories, but what about a case of a person literally being exposed after the cops and a software company got their hands on nude photos she shared with her boyfriend long distance, not realizing the machine was stolen? (She bought it for $ 60 so she should have known, but still). The case goes to court in Ohio in September. The plaintiffs argue that the software company has the right to obtain the location of the computer in order to recover, but that should not have intercepted the nude photos and shared them with the cops. It looks like a legitimate complaint and that the complainants are especially nice not realizing the camera was stolen.

Zothecula written with a large enough piece about Steve Jobs Gizmag efforts of various cases. From the article: Hated by many, hated by some but respected by most, the indisputable fact remains that Steve Jobs is the head of the company the most successful of his generation, and quite possibly of all time, The numbers are impressive in themselves, but most. remarkable aspect of its success is how it was achieved. Although Apple is the end of his term as CEO is the end of an era and an opportunity to try to understand exactly what it is he did and what lessons there are all of us trying to make a dent in the universe.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/samsung-conquer-4g-review/:

It’s strange how a simple number and one letter can cause prices to skyrocket when added at the end of a phone name. But that’s exactly what the term 4G does – ultimately making a great phone or tablet compatible with next-generation carrier network seems to add value (and cost) in ways unimaginable. There is a growing concern in the mobile industry, the coverage of Sprint 4G WiMAX, once a novelty in the United States, is now just one of the boys. It faces direct competition against the two (more) brothers LTE Verizon and AT and T, and the Network is now looking for other ways to use its broadband offerings. In doing so, the carrier wants to keep the high value, without escalating the cost.

Enter the Samsung 4G Conquer, the latest addition to ultra-fast Sprint lineup. Rather than go head-to-head with giants such as Photon 4G and EVO 3D , the company’s strategy is to offer a WiMAX handset is light on the wallet. This is not the cheapest of the bunch these days – the Samsung 4G S Nexus takes the cake here – but that’s another option to throw in a growing range of that network. So is the combined mid-range have a shot to live up to its namesake? Read on to find out.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-lte-heads-to-rogers-for-4g-fall-debut/:

Our northern neighbors just got a call from double courtesy delivered impressive Rogers . The operator announced today that its highly sought-after variant of Samsung S Galaxy II will be launched with the baked in functionality LTE 4G network in its infancy. Most of the handset specifications remain the same, except for a new enhanced up 1.5GHz dual-core processor, the NFC and Hercules-sized 4.5-inch AMOLED Super show. If you are proud to call Canada and download speeds of up to 100Mbps get your blood pumping, then expect to snag Sammy stupid phone when it goes on sale before the end of the fall.

Many users wrote with news of OpenDNS and Google work together on the Global Initiative Speedup Internet. They reworked their DNS servers so that they pass the first three octets of your IP address for the target Web service. The service then uses your location data to ensure that the resource you requested is issued by a local cache. From the article: In the case of Google and other leading CDNs, there may be dozens of these local caches around the world, and using a local cache can improve the latency and throughput by a margin great if you have a 10 or 20Mbps. connection, yet a download is crawling at just a few hundred kilobytes, it is usually because you are downloading from an international source (software downloads or drivers from a Taiwanese site is a good example). Using a local cache reduces the pressure on international routes, but it also makes better use of national systems which are both low latency and high capacity.

Are you adjust for non-3D sound to go with all your movies in 3D? You should be ashamed of yourself. Fortunately, Sony is looking for you. MDR-DS7500 new society promised 3D surround sound headphones, thanks in part to the inclusion of Dolby Pro Logic IIz. The earphones have a number of different sound settings, audio serving different needs, including the Cinema mode, game mode, and the voice mode. Also, that extra padding ensures that they will play nicely with your 3D glasses. The helmet will hit Japan on October 10, running 49.350 yen ($ 643) for the whole package and 24.675 yen ($ 321) for additional headphones. Extra dimensions are not cheap, after all.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/nsquareds-seamless-computing-surface-kinect-slate-phone/:

Nsquared of Sydney is calling it transparent Computer – software that unifies Windows Mobile 7, Surface , Windows 7 Slate and Kinect . Start designing a new home on your phone and place it on the surface to be shared between all devices, Slate scoop up to make some changes before you walk through a 3D model of the building, sailing with gestural interface is Kinect. AirPlay and Software like touch to share already give you a taste for this kind of technology, but the experience that Dr. Neil Roodyn demonstrates in the video below is much more immersive – not to mention unspeakably cool.